The Post in Vacation Time promotion and subscription notes
The Boston Post announces vacation mail rates for the Daily and Sunday editions and offers flexible address changes. It lists subscription prices, payment terms, and office contact details, with instructions to notify by mail if papers cannot be obtained regularly.
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Weights and Measures Position Moves Toward Civil Service
The city weighs and measures department may join civil service with a sealer and 10 deputies. Officials advocate competitive exams to replace political patronage and expect Mayor Hibbard to support nonpartisan reforms with the Civil Service Board.
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Critics Warn Against Crumpacker Bill On Civil Service
The article argues the Crumpacker bill would suspend civil service rules to recruit a large pension bureau staff. It warns of patronage temptations and potential transfers through the system, fearing a merit system collapse if the census posts are opened.
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Tariff Reform Debate Grows as Campaign Pressures Rise
The piece notes rising public demand for real tariff revision beyond promises. Taft pledges an extraordinary session to revise tariffs, Bryan’s Des Moines speech sparks support, and a New York subcommittee acts while tanning industry leaders seek duty abolition on hides. It argues only Bryan’s election and a Democratic Congress can secure true tariff relief.
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Ward 13 Senate bet sparks political dare in South Boston
A South Boston man bets 25 dollars there will be a Senate candidate from Ward 13 in the upcoming election. If no candidate from the ward living there emerges, he will file to run himself. The item reflects local political wagering and ward-based candidacy chatter.
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Unity and merger mark Boston churches in summer notes
The Rev Curtis L Laws preached on church unity at Tremont Temple. Berkeley Temple merged with Union Congregational Church and drew larger summer crowds. Lincon Park Baptists still meet on Thursdays after leaving Lincoln Park. Pastors return to duties in September and December. Vacation Bible schools ended. Labor Day services planned across churches.
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All Sorts by Newton Newkirk and Quick Lunchers
A dialect column features Newton Newkirk and letters from readers Woburn Club and a response from Chester of Lynn. The exchange includes humor about clam cocktails and a discouraged suitor seeking a wife, with social commentary on work and marriage.
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A New Custom House for Boston Faces Site Cost Cap
The Boston custom house project is delayed by a price limit on the site set in the current appropriation. A $500000 limit is deemed small, and a Washington suggestion to have a Chamber of Commerce committee choose a site without cost restrictions is praised as a path to securing Congressional approval.
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Congo Annexation Sparks Protests Over Congo Abuse Rescue
A global protest erupts against transferring the Congo State to Belgium until abuses are clearly halted. While urging restraint by the United States and Great Britain, activists seek international pressure to end forced labor and the concession system, now that Belgian rule replaces Leopold II.
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Civil Service in the Census Movement Returns in December
The article notes the Thirteenth Census work will begin with preparatory steps before spring, expecting the Crumpacker bill to be revived in December. It states more than 65,000 enumerators will be needed in addition to permanent staff.
A Week Among the White Mountains Journey Nears Home
The Post continues its little Journeys to Interesting Places series for vacationers. This seventh week visits the White Mountain region, famed as the Alp of America, promising prints of beautiful views and visits to famed scenic attractions.
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White Mountains Rise As New England Scenic Icon
The White Mountains in New Hampshire are praised as New England’s premier scenic region, with Mt. Washington at 6279 feet and the Summit House recently burned to be replaced by a larger hotel. Visitors reach Intervale by Boston area rail and Maine Central lines, enjoying views of Cathedral Woods and ongoing efforts to establish a national reserve.
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Candid Confession in Club Kiss Sparks Suspension Joke
A humorous exchange centers on Pearl astonishment at a girl being kissed by a young man. Ruby retorts she was suspended, joking she was in a hammock, turning the club rule into playful misdirection.
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Swipely's Troubles Put Footwear Theft in Spotlight
Hungry Harvey and Roving Robert discuss Swipsey's disappearance after a shoe theft over a month ago. The exchange depicts local worries and blame around the missing figure linked to the alleged crime.
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Heard at the Seashore Ocean Waves Talk Heiresses
A playful seaside cartoon line has two waves joking that American heiresses on the beach admire their crests as they chat about gazing girls. The quip captures a lighthearted beach mood and social humor.
Not at all shy child recalls sea shore voyage
A visitor asks if a child cries for her mother and the child replies that her dolly is not slow and has been to the seashore three seasons. The exchange highlights a playful domestic scene aboard the newspaper page.
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Little Bessie
The Summer Minstrels Episode In Comic Exchange
A comic between Mistah Banks Mistah Bones and Mistah Basswood unfolds as a vaudeville style minstrel bit. The end man jokes about Mexican revolutionists slipping away because they are greasers. The famous tenor prepares to sing Sideboards Sherman Wore.
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Mistah Bones
Mistah Basswood
Sherman
Ostend Quips on Fountain of Youth Tale
Local scribbles mix history and humor as Ostend exchanges wry quips about explorers and the mythical fountain. A playful jab at Ponce de Leon and a desert wanderer’s quest spark lighthearted banter in the column.
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